How to Update your Sony Xperia ZL to Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

Sony Xperia ZL is slated to receive official Android 5.0 Lollipop very soon, but we are sure of the fact that many of you want something even better than that. Let us tell you the fact that you have the possibility to enjoy the latest Android 5.1.1 Lollipop version thanks to the new Validus 7 Custom ROM.

The Validus 7 ROM for the Sony Xperia ZL has been developed by XDA recognized contributor Alx31, so we know for sure that it is not a disappointment. Validus 7 custom ROM comes with a variety of features (many more than the ones found on the CM 12.1 build) and if you don’t trust us, let us tell you that the list includes wake up on plug, notification ticker, navigation bar tweaks, animated rotation tile, answer calls with hardware home button, Ad Blocker, Quick settings pulldown menu, status bar clock tweaks, notifications counter, lockscreen shortcuts, system animations, network traffic, Embedded SuperSU, smart pull down, advanced reboot menu, CM11 music app, AudioFX, and many more.

And the best part is that the ROM is stable enough for a daily use, so what are you waiting for? Fr the start, take a backup of all your important data and don’t leave aside that your device to have an unlocked bootloader. You must also install the most recent version of CWM recovery before you proceed to install this ROM on your Sony Xperia ZL as long as the procedure won’t work on a different recovery and verity if the USB Debugging option is enabled on your device under Developer Options.

1. Take the ROM ZIP file and saving it to your computer; use this link for that;
2. Then, download the GAPPS package separately from here;
3. After that, it’s time to connect your Sony Xperia ZL to your computer with the help of the USB cable;
4. Move the two ZIP files to the internal storage of your Xperia ZL;
5. Turn it off;
6. Now, boot the device into recovery mode;

7. In recovery, tap on the ‘wipe data factory reset’ option to perform a factory reset;
8. Also tap on ‘advanced’ option and individually wipe the cache, dalvik cache, system, and data partitions;
9. Go to the main recovery menu and tap on the ‘Install zip from SD card’ option;
10.Choose the ROM ZIP file that we have talked about before and flash the file to install the ROM on your device;
11.Do the same for the GAPPS ZIP file;
12.At the end, don’t forget to tap on ‘reboot system now’ to reboot your device.